A shortage of mental-health providers and other barriers to proving a disabling condition can make qualifying for benefits ...

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Lynda Smith has been living with epilepsy for almost two decades and struggled for years to get her seizures under control. She’s been uninsured ever since moving back to Texas and can’t qualify for ...

Maria Alanis hands her mother, Isabel, a flower outside their home in Brownsville, Texas. Maria has been a full-time caregiver since her mother was diagnosed with dementia in 2018. Credit: Miguel ...

About a year after Blanco County launched its community health paramedicine program in 2022, paramedic Wesley Patton was referred to a patient in the local jail. The man had been arrested on ...

Industrial plants and chemical storage tanks as seen from the San Jacinto Monument just north of Deer Park. The city is surrounded by more than 20 chemical plants subject to the HON rule. Credit: Mark ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott rarely misses an opportunity to boast about his state’s “pro-growth, business-friendly” environment. His official biography says he has “achieved significant legislative ...

Julia Bennker, shown outside her home where she runs a child care business. Credit: Sean Kirkby/Wisconsin Health News For Eau Claire families, Julia Bennker provides an essential service by caring for ...

Charisse Brown, a 38-year-old Columbia, South Carolina, resident, talks about her journey with glaucoma and keratoconus, which led to vision loss in her left eye. Underinsured and not qualifying for ...

Former students at Reagan High School in San Antonio remain concerned about the lack of school-based mental health services, five years after a student killed himself in the gym. Credit: Credit: ...